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Essays 1951 - 1980

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

In five pages this story is examined in a discussion of the importance of identity in American society and its problems with racis...

Once and Forever by Kenji Miyazawa

In five pages these stories as translated by John Bester are analyzed in an overview the concentrates primarily upon 'Kenju's Wood...

'Errand' by Raymond Carver

In three pages Raymond Carver's last short story is analyzed in terms of culture and setting. There are no other sources cited....

Critique of 'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane

In seven pages the indifference represented by this famous short story by Stephen Crane is critiqued. Four sources are cited in t...

'A Father' by Bharati Mukherjee and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the importance of irony to Mukherjee's story with other thematic components considered as well. ...

'The Man Who Was Almost A Man' by Richard Wright

Dave's perspectives on masculinity are examined in this analysis of 'The Man Who Was Almost a Man' short story by Richard Wright c...

First Encounter With Death in Joyce's The Sisters

The focus of this three page paper is a young boy's first experience with death as it unfolds in the short story in James Joyce's ...

Goodman Brown 'Dark Side'

In five pages this paper discusses how human nature's dark side is portrayed by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his short story 'Young Good...

Comparison of Ethel Wilson's 'The Window' and Joyce Marshall's 'The Enemy'

In five pages the similarities and differences that exist in these two short stories are contrasted and compared. Two sources are...

Myth and its Function

actions of what are called archetypes. An archetype will be the role the character plays within the story. Examples of archetyp...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the creatures featured in this short story with the dog representing instinct and man symbolizing i...

The Tenth Man by Graham Greene

In five pages this report considers this story in terms of how it reflects Greene's ironicy writing style. Six sources are cited ...

Concept of Courtly Love and 'The Knight's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In fourteen pages this story contained within The Canterbury Tales is examined in terms of its portrayal of courtly love and chiva...

Commonality of Family Dysfunction in 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' by James Baldwin

In 5 pages the common themes of family dysfunction and religion's 'being saved' are examined within the context of this story by J...

'To Hell with Dying' by Alice Walker

In four pages this paper argues that what the narrative does not say about social prejudices reveals more than the short story say...

Achieving Order in Life Through Language in 'After the Denim; and 'The Bath' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this paper discusses these two short stories in terms of how language is employed by the characters to achieve order...

Works of Tennessee Williams and the Theme of Sexuality

In five pages this paper discusses how sexuality is thematically portrayed in Tennessee Williams' short story 'Desire and the Blac...

Ford Madox Ford's 'The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion'

This paper consists of 5 pages and considers how there is a lack of passion in the narrator that exists in stark contrast to the p...

The Literary Techniques of William Faulkner

This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...

Motivation Behind Cult Membership

Recent stories of mass suicides of cult members has led to an interest in the people who join cults and their rationale. Tis paper...

'Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe and Irony

In 3 pages the author's employment of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in this short story is analyzed. There are 2 source...

Richard Wunderli's Peasant Fires The Drummer of Niklashausen

In five pages this paper discusses Hans Behem's peasant story as it is presented in this fifteenth and sixteenth century German hi...

Life and Art in 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this paper discusses the author's life and writings in a comparison with the short story regarding Alcee and Calixta...

'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck and Symbolism

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Steinbeck employs symbolism in this short story with the earth covenant represented by the wif...

'Grace' of James Joyce

In 5 pages this paper discusses the author's uses of metaphor, style, and syntax in the short story. There are 5 sources cited in...

Dorothy Allison's 'Question of Class,' William Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and Class Distinctions

In five pages these two stories are compared in terms of their presentations of class consciousness where distinctions are clearly...

An Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

This 6 page essay examines author Miguel Leon Portilla's "The Broken Spears : The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico&quo...

Character and Setting in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper presents a short story analysis of the Tessie Hutchinson character and the setting with the importance of...

'Araby' by James Joyce, 'A and P' by John Updike, and Maturation

In 5 pages the theme of maturation as it is featured in these two short stories is compared. There are no other sources listed....

Nonconformist Americans in 'Hills Like White Elephants' and 'A Man of the World' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this report discusses the American nonconformism Hemingway represents in thest 2 short stories. Three sources are c...